Anna J. Harrison (1912 - 1998)

Anna Jane Harrison was a US organic chemist and a professor of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College for nearly forty years. She was the first female President of the American Chemical Society, and the recipient of twenty honorary degrees. She was nationally known for her teaching and was active nationally and internationally as a supporter of women in science. Source: Wikipedia

Known for
Researched the structure of organic compounds and their interaction with light, particularly in the UV and far UV bands.

In 1942 while on leave from teaching during World War II, Harrison conducted secret wartime research at the University of Missouri. In 1944, she conducted research on toxic smoke for the National Defense Research Committee, the A.J. Griner Co. in Kansas City, Missouri and Corning Glass Works in Corning, New York. Her work was instrumental in the creation of smoke-detecting field kits for the United States Army

First woman president of the American Chemical Society

After retirement from Mount Holyoke College, she taught at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD

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